Who should win – Bryan Cranston. A great arc, his work in Ozyamandias and Felina is incredible. McConaughy is a great surprise in True Detective however there is an equally strong argument to be made for Woody Harrelson winning. Spacey is a great actor stuck in 1 dimensional role, with no tape that’s compelling about his character – but there’s certainly hope for next year, I mean look at Robin Wright, in Season 1 I was against a lead actress nomination but season 2 I’m for her winning it!

Matthew McConaughey is good, but he does not quite have the range of Bryan Cranston and as soon as I saw this terrific True Detective parody on YouTube that nails Rust Cohle’s mannerisms, I lost some respect for the performance. I would put Matthew Rhys on The Americans ahead of him. Just speaking in terms of episode submissions, I would also put Michael Sheen ahead of McConaughey. Rounding out the category, I would have Woody Harrelson, who I thought had the most cathartic moment in True Detective when he broke down in the finale, as well as the consistently excellent Jon Hamm. In other words, what are you doing bringing Kevin Spacey into this discussion? He is so hammy that he should not be nominated against these men and I have not even mentioned Hugh Dancy, which is a performance that I know that you love.

Cranston should win by far. If I was an Academy Member I would have given 5 Emmys for him. McConaughey deserves it too, but in the Miniseries category. Spacey is good, but his range is not as huge as Rust and Walt. Frank is like a calm down demon; he nerver loses control. It’s a shame that Cranston and McConaughey won’t get Emmys in their respective categories. Now only one can take the trophy.